CVE-2020-9851 (GCVE-0-2020-9851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-09 16:17 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:43
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Summary
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < macOS Catalina 10.15.5 (custom)
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